Cool things you have done with fire alarms.

Fire Alarm General Discussion
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I decided to make a new topic for people to share what they have done with fire alarms.

Ill start.

I have hooked up a specter alert classic for April fools day to the doorbell with a latching circuit with a reset button that is hidden in my room.

I would love to see what some of you have done too!

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I’ve… ahem accidentally hooked up a Genesis to 120 VAC. XD

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hooked a SAE 2dcd to my alarm system. No more Mr. BadGuy

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So I’m not the only one who hates them! xD

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I once brought a Federal 350 to my Physics class last year, because we had to do a presentation on a device that uses electromagnetism. I was partners with my (ex) girlfriend and while working on the presentation at her house she was constantly terrified it was going to go off :lol: .

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lol :lol:

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Wired a U-MMT horn set on single stroke chime to a Clapper so every time someone clapped it would ding.
However every time someone said a bad word it also dinged, for some weird reason.

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Probably due to the fact that you usually yell when you swear, and/or how “sharp” and short the word is, makes it enough to trip whatever senses the clap.

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What, have subject pronouns gone out of style all of a sudden? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Me and 4j25 scared a pizza guy with mechanical horns and beacon lights.

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Did you tip him, at least? :smiley:

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Fun things Ive done:

  • Used a beam detector as a “security system”. If someone blocked the beam (like opening a door) the NACs would fire
  • Programmed a “light show” with a bank of 30 SpectAlerts (some with color covers) and control modules
  • Had my panel programmed to cook me toast every morning! Its me biggest selling feature…
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You damned well better have tipped the guy well… :lol: Probably had to go change his draws before he went to the next house. xD

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He was cool about it Too!

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I would have never though he would be. xD

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Any chance we’ll see that feature in the S3s or E3s now? :mrgreen:

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When I was in tech support I had to stay up to date on the capabilities of the systems. A feature in 4100 audio systems is the ability to build custom audio messages using the voice phrases in the chipset in the panel. I thought about what I could do that was interesting. I programmed a 4100 speak the hour machine by creating custom messages and programming the times to play them.

Example: http://www.midsouthtrails.com/external/9oclock.wav 9:00 announcement

A side benefit was that it annoyed some people.

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Used a -9833 to use as a car horn for a wedding procession to the reception.

Used multiple alarms for NYE. (Andrew and several others have also.)

Made my -9833 “sound” by placing my Galaxy S4 on the mechanism and triggered the vibration, see my YT vid.